This was actually really informative Ricky. Legit I've skated since I was a kid and I don't think I've actually ever cleaned bearings before. Just every once in a while I'd break one or notice they were really really gunked up and I'd buy a whole new set cus I'm that lazy. I can def see this vid being super useful to people that are short on cash or don't have a local skateshop where they can get new ones quick tho. In the end spendin like a lil over 10 bucks on alcohol and bearing lubricant is a better deal for the money in the long run. Like as long as you don't break one you can keep a set of bearings good for quite a while

Ricky has a gift for teaching. Legit the best tutorial on this, short and sweet and actually tells you the best ways to do it and how the bearings work. Good job dude

This is something there isn't alot of information about. Even your $20 reds need cleaning. Too many people just buy new bearings, and never wear in their bearings and clean them for maximum efficiency. Good one Ricky. 👍

8:54 skated in the rain- immediately dried the bearings and came here 😄

Never actually watched a video on how to clean my bearings so thanks Ricky!

You install them with the shield inside the wheels. The factory sealed side keeps out the dirt. The removable shield side is for lubricating. Because you can’t lubricate through the factory sealed side.

keeping bearings clean is super important if you want to extend the life of your bearings. dirt and particles can (sometimes) mess with the shape of the ball bearings, effecting the life/spin of the bearing. both bronson and bones sell their own versions of a bearing cleaning kit if youre looking for a "proper" cleaning unit. :)

Haha I got that same pocket knife with all those utilities on it that’s freaking great love to see that Ricky’s channel is doing good but how couldn’t it he is just a good skater and super creative that’s why I live the braille team and can wait to see upcoming videos and I really hope one day I can skate with yall

Great tutorial, you guys did a fantastic job 👍👍

This is so useful thanks Ricky

I rub skate wax around the outside edge of the bearing and it makes the bearings pop in way easier and way easier to take out

So much lubricant, Bones say use 1-2 drops per bearing lol

I actually always used a skate tool to seat bearings using the 9/16 side. I have used trucks or a Phillips screw driver to remove bearing.

i use spacers in between the bearings. earlier i used to put in there bearing grease but it was not the best picked up a lot of dirt and made the bearings last less longer in between the cleanings. Nowdays i put a few droo of speed cream onto the truck bolt where the spacer goes. It is much better.

Carb cleaner is also amazing it comes in a can with a long straw like tube that you can spray. Just pop the shields and spray them with the Carb cleaner it's the stuff you use for cars. Just let them dry all night after doing that then stick some speed cream in and there good as new

A note if you reside in germany. While Isopropyl is indeed the Nr.1, tainted Ethanol (Brenn-Spiritus) or Lighter-Fluid (Feuerzeug-Benzin) does the trick. Problem is: ethanol isn't sold anymore in regular markets. Lighter Fluid is still cheaper than Isopropyl but leaves a film on the surface - where with ethanol you could have just burned it out and use a microfibre-fleece to remove the residue, with lighter-fluid it won't work good enough. So Isopropyl remains; for private use you get it in medical pharmacies (Apotheken) solely. It is expensive (due to being pure), but if you use the cylinder your bearings originally came in, the box of a photo-film (80s kids ...) or the capsule inside a Kinder-Surprise-Egg/Ueberraschungs-Ei, the standard 15ml issued is more than enough to fill those put bearings in and shake until ye dumb. Scrub with a toothbrush. Clean it with a microfibre-cloth. Done. You can filter the sud by pouring it through a coffee-filter or a cotton-pad for face-cleansing and reuse it on the next run. Hope it helps!

In Sweden we have "Sewing Machine Oil" and it works really well if you don't have other lubricants.

Love this video. tips are always helpful. I have a challenge for you Rick. Well not so much a challenge, I guess more of an experiment. The next time you clean your bearings, I want you to try Break cleaner. You don't even need to scrub being that it sprays so hard out of the can. I would like to see a video with this technique if possible. I am curious to see how it would compare to the alcohol and you opinion on it. PS, break clean is pretty cheap. Prob less than the alcohol.

So useful thanks rick Goes great with ur skateboard

Quack wax for the win!!! I was the first ever Australian (Melbourne) customer from the legends! I hold that proudly 😂😂

Just did this last night. Was fun! Did it exactly the same way you did! Didn’t have any speed cream tho so I used a Teflon dry lube. Works pretty good and a substitute. Obviously not as good but better than nothing at all. (Witch apparently some people think is a good idea? TF?) lol.

Lock deicer / graphite is boss , you don’t even have to take the cover off , it has a little high pressure straw and you give them a spin and spray while they’re spinning and they seem to enter hyper spin mode and so smooth

I'm watching this video from Brazil, u r amazing Guy !!!

If you used the spacers, you can tighten them all the way down and your bearings will last longer.

al colocarlos las bolitas quedan hacia fuera o dentro de la rueda?

two questions, pls someone tell me!! If i use regular alcohol and i dont have bearings lubricant, will this work???? im scared to try

Since I’ve seen the last tutorial Ricky made outside on this glass table, I wonder how much longer it will last before breaking / cracking 😅

What do I do if my both my bearings sides are exposed when I remove them instead of just one side?

Quite useful video Ricky ^^ ... in Brazil Isopropyl alcohol is quite expensive, so it was great to know that methylated alcohol based spirits can help :3. Ricky, if going down hill/ramp, how tight would you recommend the wheels to be? (With a bit of give, as in the video, or tighter) ^^

Can i use rubbing alcohol?

Question, I’m thinking about starting to skate and when your putting them back into the wheel is there a groove that keeps them so they don’t push to far in or does the wheel itself get in the way so you can’t push them to far in?

u love your vids thanks!!!!!

Thanks Ricky🎉🎉🎉🎉

Ricky have you ever used 3 in 1 lube on your bearings?

Do you need to put the speed cream in the bearings?

Can you also use 70% isopropyl alcohol instead if you dont have 91% ?

Lol was that Jenise's toothbrush. What about wheels, when to replace them? 👍✌️

Do you need to lubricate your bearings or can you just clean them?

Is it safe to ride with all the caps off ? couldn't the bearings just fly out eventually ?

What kind of wheels and trucks does she have on her board? Pretty sure it’s jenise’ board I’ve seen her use it on TT lol

Happy belated birthday brother

It would have been cool, if you had managed to compare this clean and lubricated bearings with some new out of the package bearings, so you can show us all the difference

ill give a sub epic vid thanks for the help my bearings thank you

I'm an '80s scumbag who's never cleaned his bearings and uses WD-40. I bought the speed cream with your link for the first time in my life. I'm actually going to clean my bearings and use the speed cream. Hope the promo link still gives you a few bucks 2 years later! Btw - Thnx for the good tutorial. Ur a skate legend all around! 🤘

Do you need speed cream though?

Ricky, I had the fastest wheels of all my friends and I took my outer shields off. 🤷‍♂️ I LIKE SK8!

Do I need to use the speed cream? I don’t have any

Ty

Any alternatives to speed cream?

Lemon juice can work too I remember my cousin would use the lemon juice that's in the small bottle

I got some bearings from a friend for free after he broke his arm skating he just gave me his setup. And there something called mini logo I looked there not expensive but there without a doubt the best bearings I have ever had or seen there next level I don't understand how there so good....

I was worried when you had the knife. Thought somehow he's gonna cut his shins!!

Metho and rice g?

Hey Rick I have been using wd 40 on my bearing for quite a long time. Will or are they ruined?

Clean the shields as well and lubricate ALL bearings not only 7 of them like Ricky did :P

Wash your shields too Ricky!

Hi Ricky 😊

i believe methylated spirits is the same thing as denatured alcohol here. both are pretty bad for your skin (both contain methanol which is a poison). isopropyl alcohol is safe to come in contact with your skin as it will only cause some dryness so protective gloves are recommended.

I use an ultrasonic cleaner, bought a cheap one to clean bike parts, literally takes everything out

Me watching how to clean bearings even though I don't have a skateboard

Dude your accent is gangster 😎

What's happened if I did use wd40?

I remember Chris Roberts on 9 club said he removes the shields on new bearings before using them - he figured if some grit got in it would also get back out again without the shields to stop it. Kindof makes sense. Kindof. He also has a lifetime supply of free bearings so he probably doesn't really care - just throw in another new set.....

I went to the skatepark and figured out i probably needed to clean my bearings so when i got home I was gonna look up how but this was the first video in my recommended 52 min after it was posted

Did your Dad teach you this?

Missed a bearing with the oil😂

Yaay

Yeeeeeeea

haha normally one drop of Speedcream in each bearing is enough 😅

His hands are gonna crack like a wafer after this 😂 rubbing alcohol is so drying

Don’t put WD40 but you can put any other quality grease. Aeroshell Moly grease is superior to that Chinese Bones grease. It’s made for fighter jet bearings.

Yeww!

cheese

Dude! You didn't lube one of the bearings!

Maurio McCoy.

You skiped the oil on one of the bearings lol

Great video but he only lubed 7 bearings

Why is there a down vote?! lol

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First

Wd40 is great, it CAN NOT mess up your bearings. What messes up your bearings is not cleaning them regularly and/or riding them hard and fast with no lube in them. Think of wd40 like a thin daily cleaning lubricant while speed cream is a thicker weekly lube that doesn't clean out bearings so you have to. Once you spray wd40 on your bearings it will break down gunk AND whatever lube is in the bearings, so if you don't keep wd40 on them, add speed cream after wd40 breaks down, or take them out and do a full cleaning on them, you will be riding with no lube, which is what ruins them. As long as you are spraying them daily, you'll be fine. Wd stands for "water displacement." So in wet environment protects from rusting/corrosion but will also "displace" your normal lubricant. I usually do a deep clean and add speed cream once every 2 weeks, but after 2 weeks, start spraying wd40 on them daily for a few days as a pre cleaning until I get a chance to pull em out and deep clean. Wd40 is a "quick fix" not a long lasting lube, but works great for what it does. Imo is much better for shieldless bearings since it allows crap to come out of bearings. If you are going to keep shields on, its not as good since it breaks down lube and doesn't allow particulate to come out as easily. In short Wd40 only lasts a day before its completely broken down and evaporated, While cleaning then adding speed cream can last weeks, but both work. Taking care of bearings, they can last near forever, but negligence is what ruins them. I'm still skating a 10 yr old set of lucky swiss and they still spin like butter, but when I first started skating blew out some bones cuz I didn't understand the importance of keeping them clean and lubed.

dont put your hands in that isoprop lol

That's not cream.

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